Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Alaskan Brewing Introduces New Boundary Range Hop Pack

Courtesy of Alaska Brewing

Hop-lovers rejoice! Full range of favorites now available together in one bo

JUNEAU, Alaska (March 16, 2016) –
Beer drinkers will soon see a new Alaskan Brewing Company 12-pack on
the shelf – and it will give them a whole range of hop-centric flavors
from which to choose. The Boundary Range Hop Pack features some of our
bestselling hop-forward beers, a double IPA and even a beer that cannot
be bought in any other package.

“It’s no secret that there are a ton of hop-heads out there looking
to explore a wide range of taste variations, and that’s exactly what
this new Hop Pack lets them do,” said David Wilson, head of Quality
Assurance at Alaskan. “We decided to not just make this Boundary Range
variety pack hop forward, but we upped the ante by including Hopothermia
and Big Mountain.”

Hopothermia is Alaskan Brewing’s Double IPA that is typically sold in
4-packs. Introduced as a year-round product in 2014 it quickly garnered
attention for its ability to balance intense hop flavors with a deep
malt backbone and 8.5% alcohol by volume. Big Mountain Pale Ale was
introduced as last year’s spring seasonal beer, and fans of the brewery
have been very vocal in demanding that it come back. Big Mountain will
only be available in the Boundary Range Hop Pack.

Courtesy of Alaska Brewing

“We are excited to be bringing Big Mountain back for this package,
and I think our fans will have a great time comparing all the beers in
the Hop Pack,” said Wilson. “It’s fun to experience the wide variety of
taste and aroma combinations that can happen in these beers, which are
using some of the most sought-after hop varieties, concentrating on
Pacific Northwest hops.”
Rounding
out the Hop Pack are Icy Bay IPA and Freeride Pale Ale, two of Alaskan
Brewing’s most popular beers. Among the many hop varieties included in
the beers of the Boundary Range Hop Pack are Cascade, Bravo, Calypso,
Citra, Centennial, Amarillo, Simcoe and Mosaic hops.

The Boundary Range of mountains separates Southeast Alaska from
British Columbia – peaks of the range form a chain that create the
international border between the U.S. and Canada. They are considered a
sub range of the Coast Mountains, and some of the highest peaks include
Mount Ratz, Devils Thumb and Devils Paw in the Juneau Icefield. These
peaks rise from the seafloor above Inside Passage waters, revealing
sheer faces of more than 10,000 feet.

The Boundary Range Hop Pack is Alaskan Brewing’s second variety pack
joining the very successful Sampler Pack, and it will be available in
all 17 states where Alaskan beer is distributed.